Tuesday is the trip to the Senior Center with Mr. Lenon. Students need their permission slip and $3.
Human Growth and Development starts this Thursday. Please send signed permission slip. Students will NOT be allowed to participate without one.
Projects: We are continuing our study of heredity and genetics. This week we will play with Punnett squares and deepen our understanding of how traits are passed down and the probability of dominant and recessive genes showing up. This is really fun stuff!
7th Grade Reading: We will finish Two Miserable Presidents this week and take a test over the vocabulary and certain concepts. We have been learning so much and reading this book in great detail. I know the students are coming away with a nice grasp of the Civil War! Story Elements Quiz this Thursday! We will review terms on Tuesday.
Writing: Argumentative essays are due Thursday at the end of writing block. Students have really done well on these, and the improvement in their writing is astounding. I am also so impressed with the kids' desire to share their writing with the class. The confidence is building and I'm seeing the love of writing start to seep through. :)
8th Grade Reading: We will read chapters 2 and 3 of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table this week (maybe even more if all goes smoothly). I'm hoping the kids enjoy something a little different here. The book is full of action, as well as language and syntax more often found in earlier books.
Homework:
7th grade--20 minutes reading (Tuesday IXL V.1 Inappropriate shifts in verb tense)
8th Grade--20 minutes of reading/fill out logs (Tuesday and Wednesday read King Arthur)
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